Abstract
The island of Cyprus located in the center of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, on the sea route from the old world to the west has huge water-based problems. This study, it was aimed to reveal the water deficit and trends on water deficit in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC). In this context, the traces of water deficit were investigated using water budgets. Water budgets were created and the amount and duration of water deficit were calculated. Statistically significant trends were investigated in the stations. In this context, the possible trends on the water deficit and the water surplus series were investigated separately. The results of the study showed that water deficit occurs in the KKTC throughout most of the year. The amount and duration of water deficit differ between the northern and inner parts of KKTC. Trend analyzes revealed that there are statistically significant trends in both water deficit and water surplus throughout the KKTC. In addition, a statistically significant decrease trend was detected in the number of months that have water deficit on an annual scale.